PM talks up her economic credentials

The National Press Club is currently undergoing major renovations. When Prime Minister Julia Gillard wanted to give a major speech in Canberra this week, the Club had to decamp en masse to the Gandel Hall at the National Gallery of Australia.

BY Laura Tingle

Laura Tingle, The Australian Financial Review's
political editor, has worked in the parliamentary press gallery in
Canberra for more than 25 years. Laura has won two Walkley awards and
the Paul Lyneham Award for Excellence in Press Gallery Journalism and
has also been highly commended by the Walkley judges for
investigative reporting.